In this Nov. 10, 2018 file photo, with a downed power utility pole in the foreground, Eric England, right, searches through a friend's vehicle after the wildfire burned through Paradise, Calif. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
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Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its power lines in an effort to prevent sparks that can start wildfires. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Bill Cook's family home in Paradise, Calif., was destroyed by the Camp Fire in 2018. Like the vast majority of 67,000 fire victims of multiple PG&E-related fires, Cook's family has yet to see a dime. Courtesy Bill Cook hide caption
As PG&E Fire Victim Trust Racks Up $51 Million In Fees, Survivors Wait For Help
The 2018 Camp Fire killed 85 people in all and destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
A fallen PG&E utility pole lays on a property burned during a wildfire. The company has several settlement deals meant to clear liabilities stemming from fires sparked by its equipment. Philip Pacheco/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday rejected a restructuring plan from the state's largest utility Pacific Gas and Electric. Christian Monterrosa/AP hide caption
Seen in August 2019, the remains of a home destroyed in Northern California's 2018 Camp Fire. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Bernadette Laos looks at what remains of her home, which was destroyed by the Kincade Fire, near Geyserville, Calif. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
During recent blackouts in California, people like Fern Brown (left) and her sister, Lavina Suehead, came to a pop-up community center at the Auburn, Calf., fairgrounds to use electricity. Brown, 81, needed a treatment for her chronic lung condition. Mark Kreidler/California Healthline hide caption
PG&E says it may impose a blackout on 16 California counties on Wednesday because weather conditions could favor wildfires. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
A car drives through a darkened Montclair Village during the power shutdown in Oakland, Calif., triggered by dry, windy weather. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
PG&E says it will pay $11 billion to resolve insurance companies' claims from the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire. Here, destroyed homes are seen in Paradise, Calif., where the Camp Fire raged last November. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
PG&E crews work to restore power lines in Paradise, Calif., after the Camp Fire destroyed much of the Northern California town. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Firefighters battle flames at a burning apartment complex in Paradise, Calif., in November. PG&E could shut down power to as many as 5.4 million customers during extreme weather conditions. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Noah Fisher looks over his home that was destroyed by the Camp Fire in November 2018 in Paradise, California. Investigators are examining whether PG&E power lines helped ignite the fire. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Firefighters battle flames at a burning apartment complex in Paradise, Calif., in November. State fire officials say power lines coming into contact with trees have sparked multiple Northern California wildfires in recent years. PG&E filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
California utility PG&E Corp. said Monday that it plans to file for bankruptcy over what it estimates could be $30 billion in potential liability costs from recent wildfires. Here, transmission towers in a valley near Paradise, Calif., as the Camp Fire burns in November 2018. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Flames burn near power lines in Montecito, Calif. State fire officials say power lines coming into contact with trees sparked four Northern California wildfires last October. Mike Eliason/AP hide caption
A massive fire roars through a neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif., after a PG&E gas pipeline ruptured, killing eight people, in 2010. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption
Smoke billows up from a fire burning in the mountains over the Napa Valley last October in Oakville, Calif. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption